In November 2006 the B.C. Seafood Alliance (BSCA) released the Benchmarked Competitiveness Study of British Columbia’s Red Sea Urchin Fishery a study commissioned by the BSCA for the Agriculture and Agri-Food Seafood Value Chain Roundtable. The Pacific Urchin Harvesters Association (PUHA) and the West Coast Green Urchin Harvesters Association (WCGUHA) in co-operation with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada subsequently hosted a Sea Urchin Summit to review, discuss and prepare an action plan based on the recommendations of the Benchmarking Study.